Solution for terrible teeth and breath

[vicky2200]

Dakota has the worst teeth I have ever seen. His breath is terrible. Taking him in for a dental is out of the question since he is 9 years old and has medical problems and a surgery may be too much for him. They are past the point where brushing will help and quite frankly, I cant brush his teeth because they are so disgusting and he drools. I do not give my dogs raw hide. However, when I used to Dakota was not good at breaking off small pieces. He would try to swallow big pieces. I know some people recommend other things for chewing, does anybody have any suggestions? Any toys with cleaning ability will not be beneficial since he doesn't like to play.

[Mooch]

Have you tried raw knuckle bones ?
My friend adopted a ex racing greyhound, he had horrible teeth - we got him used to eating knuckle bones and they helped clean them really well!



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[VaBeachFamily]

Cullen is this way also. He's 3, and when we fed strictly raw, his teeth were awesome, but now that we are on kibble, and we can't give any rawhides due to Colitis flares, they got horrible. We just started buying these huge double knuckle ended buffalo bones and hope they will help. We were going to do a cleaning, but they said since he was under snesthesia already recently, not to have it done for a while..

True story... We had fleas this year pretty bad and he is sensitive, and even with Frontline, they were bad ( we are now on Trifexis, but not the point). He would constantly chew on his rear... well we went to a dog festival event and they had free dental exams, and the woman said " OMG, I just pulled HAIR from between his teeth, what would cause that" and I un-thinkingly replied " oh, he likes eating small animals, no biggie"... she turned white and looked at me with the more disgusted look... I guess she didn't catch the humor

[llombardo]

Originally Posted by vicky2200

Dakota has the worst teeth I have ever seen. His breath is terrible. Taking him in for a dental is out of the question since he is 9 years old and has medical problems and a surgery may be too much for him. They are past the point where brushing will help and quite frankly, I cant brush his teeth because they are so disgusting and he drools. I do not give my dogs raw hide. However, when I used to Dakota was not good at breaking off small pieces. He would try to swallow big pieces. I know some people recommend other things for chewing, does anybody have any suggestions? Any toys with cleaning ability will not be beneficial since he doesn't like to play.

Deer antlers are good. They also have a line of water additives made by arm and hammer that are suppose to make a dogs breath fresh.

[middleofnowhere]

TO the OP -- anesthesia for dental cleaning is a very light anesthesia. Your dog would probably be fine. Ask your vet.

[Daisy&Lucky's Mom]

There is a spray for plaque calledPlaque Blast . The girls teeth were so yellow but I havent used it yet as I dont know them Bully Sticks have really made a difference. My older dogs have a hard time w/ antleres but Daisy would chew some on them. I have to say bot girls teeth after the Bully sticks look much better . The spray would be easy.

[gagsd]

February is Veterinary Dental Health Month.... so your vet might have some special deals.... and as posted above.... anesthesia like sevoflourane(?) is generally quite safe. If the teeth are horrible, you likely need to start a round of antirobe or other antibiotic first.
I would definitely talk with your vet.

I also 2nd, 3rd and 4th the raw knuckle bones! Super effective at maintaining dental health.

[onyx'girl]

Along with keeping the teeth clean with fresh raw bones, probiotics for the gut help. Many times bad breath comes from the inside. I would begin a probi' regiment and give raw bones often.
Dental procedures are very costly....bones and probiotic/digestive enzymes can eliminate them.

[llombardo]

Originally Posted by Daisy&Lucky's Mom

There is a spray for plaque calledPlaque Blast . The girls teeth were so yellow but I havent used it yet as I dont know them Bully Sticks have really made a difference. My older dogs have a hard time w/ antleres but Daisy would chew some on them. I have to say bot girls teeth after the Bully sticks look much better . The spray would be easy.

I tried this spray on my golden, 3 months later he was getting a cleaning at the vet, it didn't work on him

[Daisy&Lucky's Mom]

Originally Posted by llombardo

I tried this spray on my golden, 3 months later he was getting a cleaning at the vet, it didn't work on him

Good to know.